Want some updates?! Well Little Miss Winnie is 15 months old these days... how that happened I am unsure. In case you were wondering her diagnosis came back as "Pelvic Bladder". Wondering what that means? It means that he bladder is located too far back in her body....some where over her pelvis as opposed to being in her abdomen. She is on PPA which somehow helps her to maintain bladder control. When she started it she had to take it 2x a day. After her first heat we were able to wean her back to 1x a day and for the most part that is successful. The heart murmur turned out to be just a scare .... the eye lash thing well we had 1 false alarm in which I rushed her to the Veterinary ophthalmologist in San Mateo for an emergency visit before out week long trip to Portland. Luckily it was just an eye infection and not an in-growing eye lash.
In February we took Winnie and Dolce on a vacation to Portland. She was such a trooper! Great in the car, great in the hotel room. She handled the total upheaval to our routine very gracefully. Running her in the woodsy parks of the Pacific NW in Puppy coat was an exercise in futility.
She had her first conformation show about 5 months ago. All in all it was a great day. I thought that Winnie did a great job in the ring and showed very well. I was incredibly nervous so didn't show her to her full potential but I am pleased with our day. There were 3 bitches in our class (9-12m) and we took 3rd place.
After Poodle judging I had a handler evaluate Winnie as a possible client
Her opinions about Winnie:
seems to have a great personality and loves everyone
seems a little long in the back (but she said that might be her hair cut)
would ideally have a little more neck
was "down in the feet" (she said that this might be from stress. When another Poodle person evaluated Winnie she was delighted with her nice feet - this was just before her 4th month birthday though)
was a bit too shallow in the chest (She said that it *could* be age related but she thought that Winnie was done growing)
She didn't specifically comment on her movement but didn't seem to find fault with it
has nice coat TEXTURE but needs A TON more hair
has a really nice face (I got that from other pro handlers too)
has many nice attributes but others she would change (see above)
More later.... this is one heck of a needed catch up...
Monday, September 1, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
She slept through Christmas
Well beautiful Winnie slept through Christmas. She did eat a little breakfast and a little lunch but by dinner time was refusing everything except a little canned tripe.
All day she slept in the middle of the kitchen floor. No vomiting. I think she only had 1 or 2 bowel movements in the am and the 2nd was showed slight (very slight) improvement. Ginny took both dogs for a walk which they seemed to enjoy but were both clearly glad to get back home and find us still here. In the morning she ate her pill in a pill pocket.
After dinner I pilled her with her metronidazole and a 1/4 tab of pepcid because she doesn't want the pill pockets. She seemed perkier and played for an a fwe minutes with me before bed.
She woke me up just before 2am and had a bout of 99% liquid diarrhea. I woke up at 6am to her coughing which is what she sounds like when she vomits. She didn't throw up much.... but it did look like the ground up chicken and rice and perhaps that Evo cookie that Deirdre got her to eat.
Now I am losing hope that it is "just" gastroenteritis.
Dr. Stewert said to bring her in if she threw up so I think I will take her by on my way to work.....perhaps after I burst in to tears a few times.
All day she slept in the middle of the kitchen floor. No vomiting. I think she only had 1 or 2 bowel movements in the am and the 2nd was showed slight (very slight) improvement. Ginny took both dogs for a walk which they seemed to enjoy but were both clearly glad to get back home and find us still here. In the morning she ate her pill in a pill pocket.
After dinner I pilled her with her metronidazole and a 1/4 tab of pepcid because she doesn't want the pill pockets. She seemed perkier and played for an a fwe minutes with me before bed.
She woke me up just before 2am and had a bout of 99% liquid diarrhea. I woke up at 6am to her coughing which is what she sounds like when she vomits. She didn't throw up much.... but it did look like the ground up chicken and rice and perhaps that Evo cookie that Deirdre got her to eat.
Now I am losing hope that it is "just" gastroenteritis.
Dr. Stewert said to bring her in if she threw up so I think I will take her by on my way to work.....perhaps after I burst in to tears a few times.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Mollie's hot house flower
So we get home from work on Saturdy and Winnie throws up her breakfast. This is really the first indication I have that something is amiss. It appears that she threw up her entire breakfast .. poor kid. She is laying low and being mellow and I am hoping this is a fluke and her sleeping so much is because she played so much today. They we go out and she is clearly ill (liquid diarrhea).
This goes on through the evening - she threw up 5x and had several episodes of diarrhea. BTW she ate lamb primal for breakfast. She seems letharigic and I can really hear her stomach grumbling....she just lies on the floor.
She slept through the night which really surprised me. Luckily Sunday is a day off for me so I can really keep an eye on her. Seems maybe a tad bit better. I offer her some chicken and rice for breakfast which she scarfed down. She still has the runs though. = (
I check her temp and it is normal at 100.8. She is now refusing ALL full - actively avoiding it infact. I put down a bowl of broth and she actually got up and moved away from it. She seems more lethargic and very uncomfortable so I call SFVS and they recommend that I bring her in.
When we get there Winnie recognize it.... she was very wary and skittish. The Doc on call is an SF/SPCA doc. The lobby is empty but we still wait for about 20 minutes.
When we get in to see teh Vet he seems very concerned - wants to take xrays etc in case she may have ingested something. Tim comes by after work to hang with me but he arrives just as I am cleared to leave. They are going to keep her over night and get her on IV fluids, anti-vomit and anti-diarrhea meds.
I hear nothing all night... I wait until 9am as instructed and call but I am told that the Doctor will have to call me back. A nurse call - the doc is too busy- she says Winnie is better (no vomitting or diarrhea) and the giardia test was negative. She doesn't know about the xrays.
Less t han an hour later I get another call - this is another nurse with an update. My heart sunk until I realized that she was making the same update calls as the first gal and that nothing had changed with Winnie. They wanted to offer her canned I/D at 1pm. I said that she might not tolerate it well so the first gal said that I could bring boiled chicken, rice and cottage cheese by and offer it myself. I was told that they were planning to keep her at least until 5pm.
Deirdre picked me up and we went down there just before 1pm. They put us in a room and we waited for about 20 minutes...they were slammed with emergencies = (
Winnie was finally brought it and she ran straight to D and danced around. She was SO excited to see her Auntie. I offered her the chicken but she did NOT want it, i offered rice and again she refused. I tried the cottage cheese which she like so I let her eat a little. I dunked some chicken in the cottage cheese and she ate that too. We took her out for a little walk and she peed.
We were there for about an hour and they finally released her. Last night I felt "broken down" and didn't tell them they could not shave her leg so she has a huge naked chunk in her right front leg. = ( Oh well......................
We brought her home - she is still clearly not feeling well. She ate a little chicken/rice/coittage cheese for dinner and even managed to harass Dolce a little. She had 1 episode of diarrhea so far........ fingers crossed that this is *just* gastroenteritis and she is NOT partially obstructed.
She seems much more chipper this morning but she did not poop yet. She also hasn't thrown her dinner up yet so there is still hope = )
I hear nothing all night
This goes on through the evening - she threw up 5x and had several episodes of diarrhea. BTW she ate lamb primal for breakfast. She seems letharigic and I can really hear her stomach grumbling....she just lies on the floor.
She slept through the night which really surprised me. Luckily Sunday is a day off for me so I can really keep an eye on her. Seems maybe a tad bit better. I offer her some chicken and rice for breakfast which she scarfed down. She still has the runs though. = (
I check her temp and it is normal at 100.8. She is now refusing ALL full - actively avoiding it infact. I put down a bowl of broth and she actually got up and moved away from it. She seems more lethargic and very uncomfortable so I call SFVS and they recommend that I bring her in.
When we get there Winnie recognize it.... she was very wary and skittish. The Doc on call is an SF/SPCA doc. The lobby is empty but we still wait for about 20 minutes.
When we get in to see teh Vet he seems very concerned - wants to take xrays etc in case she may have ingested something. Tim comes by after work to hang with me but he arrives just as I am cleared to leave. They are going to keep her over night and get her on IV fluids, anti-vomit and anti-diarrhea meds.
I hear nothing all night... I wait until 9am as instructed and call but I am told that the Doctor will have to call me back. A nurse call - the doc is too busy- she says Winnie is better (no vomitting or diarrhea) and the giardia test was negative. She doesn't know about the xrays.
Less t han an hour later I get another call - this is another nurse with an update. My heart sunk until I realized that she was making the same update calls as the first gal and that nothing had changed with Winnie. They wanted to offer her canned I/D at 1pm. I said that she might not tolerate it well so the first gal said that I could bring boiled chicken, rice and cottage cheese by and offer it myself. I was told that they were planning to keep her at least until 5pm.
Deirdre picked me up and we went down there just before 1pm. They put us in a room and we waited for about 20 minutes...they were slammed with emergencies = (
Winnie was finally brought it and she ran straight to D and danced around. She was SO excited to see her Auntie. I offered her the chicken but she did NOT want it, i offered rice and again she refused. I tried the cottage cheese which she like so I let her eat a little. I dunked some chicken in the cottage cheese and she ate that too. We took her out for a little walk and she peed.
We were there for about an hour and they finally released her. Last night I felt "broken down" and didn't tell them they could not shave her leg so she has a huge naked chunk in her right front leg. = ( Oh well......................
We brought her home - she is still clearly not feeling well. She ate a little chicken/rice/coittage cheese for dinner and even managed to harass Dolce a little. She had 1 episode of diarrhea so far........ fingers crossed that this is *just* gastroenteritis and she is NOT partially obstructed.
She seems much more chipper this morning but she did not poop yet. She also hasn't thrown her dinner up yet so there is still hope = )
I hear nothing all night
Monday, December 3, 2007
When fasting feels like starving
Ok so it is Monday morning at 6:17am. Winnie (6 months old) has not been allowed to "eat" anything since Saturday at about 8pm. This is not my idea mind you..... these are the instructions from the SFVS Internist.
Yesterday morning she seemed really hungry so I called the SFVS people and asked if I could give her Nutri-cal. I was (still am) worried aboutr giving her broth as instructed because of the onions. I was told that I could give her 1 tablespoon of Nutrical so at about 8am ish she had 1 T in a Kong which she thoroughly enjoyed. We then hung out for a while, took a nice stroll around the 'hood and waited for Deirdre. D and C came over about 12:30 and we went done to the Seal Point park dog runs in San Mateo. The crowd was kind of lame so we packed up and went over to Foster City dog run. Winnie ran and played for a while but no potty breaks. As we were packing to leave I walked her in some grass and she finally peed.
Winnie rode in her crate in the way back and did very well. We dropped Clancy off at his house and then got a cup of coffee. When we got back to our house Winnie threw-up bile. Poor thing is HUNGRY. We arrived 30 minutes early for our tech appointment. I asked them again if I was really supposed to be withholding food for this long. They ended up putting me in a room with Dr. Stewart. I do quite enjoy him and he loved my Poodle lapel pin. He said that she has a lot of gas in her tummy which probably explains why we could hear it rumble. He said to offer her chicken broth (best w/o onion), apple juice or gateraid. He also said I could offer her plain jello if it seemed really important. In order to get the best results out of these contrast films he really wants her intestines empty. It isn't that I want them to find something but I really hope that I am NOT putting her through this (and paying $1500.00) for no reason.
They gave poor Winnie fluids and a "warm water" enema before we left. She seemed to be find and it certainly did clear out her system. She was really mellow and slept most of last night.
Bummer was when she woke me up at 5:30am this morning. I assumed, wrongly, that she was in a big hurry to get out and pee because of the fluids but no she wanted to eat grass. You are not supposed to offer water the morning of procedures generally... I did offer her a tablespoon of broth but she wasn't interested. When I took her out she was attempting to eat grass. I had to put her on leash so that I could prevent it as that is the type of thing that they are attempting to avoid.
MY POOR WINNIE PUP.
I feel just awful for her........
Yesterday morning she seemed really hungry so I called the SFVS people and asked if I could give her Nutri-cal. I was (still am) worried aboutr giving her broth as instructed because of the onions. I was told that I could give her 1 tablespoon of Nutrical so at about 8am ish she had 1 T in a Kong which she thoroughly enjoyed. We then hung out for a while, took a nice stroll around the 'hood and waited for Deirdre. D and C came over about 12:30 and we went done to the Seal Point park dog runs in San Mateo. The crowd was kind of lame so we packed up and went over to Foster City dog run. Winnie ran and played for a while but no potty breaks. As we were packing to leave I walked her in some grass and she finally peed.
Winnie rode in her crate in the way back and did very well. We dropped Clancy off at his house and then got a cup of coffee. When we got back to our house Winnie threw-up bile. Poor thing is HUNGRY. We arrived 30 minutes early for our tech appointment. I asked them again if I was really supposed to be withholding food for this long. They ended up putting me in a room with Dr. Stewart. I do quite enjoy him and he loved my Poodle lapel pin. He said that she has a lot of gas in her tummy which probably explains why we could hear it rumble. He said to offer her chicken broth (best w/o onion), apple juice or gateraid. He also said I could offer her plain jello if it seemed really important. In order to get the best results out of these contrast films he really wants her intestines empty. It isn't that I want them to find something but I really hope that I am NOT putting her through this (and paying $1500.00) for no reason.
They gave poor Winnie fluids and a "warm water" enema before we left. She seemed to be find and it certainly did clear out her system. She was really mellow and slept most of last night.
Bummer was when she woke me up at 5:30am this morning. I assumed, wrongly, that she was in a big hurry to get out and pee because of the fluids but no she wanted to eat grass. You are not supposed to offer water the morning of procedures generally... I did offer her a tablespoon of broth but she wasn't interested. When I took her out she was attempting to eat grass. I had to put her on leash so that I could prevent it as that is the type of thing that they are attempting to avoid.
MY POOR WINNIE PUP.
I feel just awful for her........
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Lab results
Dr. Stewart called me tonight to say that Winnie's lab results look good. He did say that her BUN level was slightly elevated but that is apparently normal with raw fed dogs. He said that she is concentrating her urine (1030 or 1031) which is good. Apparently these results essentially eliminate the kidneys as the source of the problems.
He feels that the next step is to go ahead and do the contrast films which we have scheduled for Monday.
Poor Winnie. I hate to do this to her.....
Just wanted to add a cute picture of Dolce and Winnie. They certainly are NOT fast friends but we have made some progress.....
He feels that the next step is to go ahead and do the contrast films which we have scheduled for Monday.
Poor Winnie. I hate to do this to her.....
Just wanted to add a cute picture of Dolce and Winnie. They certainly are NOT fast friends but we have made some progress.....
Making decisions when you don't have any information
Well I spoke to Tim and he feels that we are commited to Winnie so that makes that decision easy. Now we just need to wait and see what the tests tell us so that we have a better understanding of what we are going to need to do for her. Tomorrow I should get a call from the folks at SFVS with the results of her blood and urinalysis. Monday is the *big* test - the dye contrast.
Ugh. Winnie leaked on herself 2x today. This is also the first time in weeks that she has been able to play with Pepper.
Ugh. Winnie leaked on herself 2x today. This is also the first time in weeks that she has been able to play with Pepper.
Monday, November 26, 2007
We saw the Internist at SFVS today
Dr Stewart was great - been at this 20 years which is impressive. Unfortunately he didn't have much in the way of good news for me. He did say that she has "nice teeth" and "nice eyes" - that is good I guess. He felt her abdomen a lot and said that either sha had a lot of food on its way into her small intestine or her spleen was "meaty". I have no idea what that means..... I am choosing to go with the food option for now.
Winnie leaked all over the floor and herself while we were there - quite unusual for her to leak while awake but I guess it is good that he saw it. She was also licking herself a lot which he said might indicate that she has another UTI. They drew blood and urine to check for an infection and to check kidney levels. I will hear back from them on Wednesday with the results. According to the tech Winnie "nipped" at them during the blood or urine draw. Ugh. Just after we left Winnie pooped and then about 10 minutes later peed a big puddle which I thought was odd because the tech said they had trouble getting urine due to a small bladdar or small amount of urine.
He examined her for a loooong time. He heard a slight heart murmur which the 2 vets she had seen previously didn't pick up (Dr. Fong and Eva's Vet). He said that there is a chance that it will close up on its own but that she really is at the tail end of that option based on her age. He did recommend chest rads which will be done when she has her contrast dye test next Monday. I feel nauseous. He said that the chest rads will get reviewed and that we might need to see a cardiologist.
Dr. Stewart didn't seem to think that there was any chance of her "growing out" out of this problem he also didn't think that it was her attempting to "hold it" and just having some leakage.
There are soooooooo many things that it could be.... the blood/urine is a great start. He is going to review the dye test with the radiologist because he felt that she would pick up on any minute abnormalities.
I spoke with Eva a few minutes ago. I am not sure which one of us is more upset. She offered to refund the purchase price or replace Winnie with another puppy. She said that either way I would not have to send Winnie back but that I certainly could. She said that she could take care of whatever needed taking care of there too.
Today cost $350 for the consult and blood/urine work.
Next Monday the dye test will cost about $1000
If indeed she does have ectopic ureters that surgery is $3500 There are so many things that it could be though.....
I am pretty sure that I am green in color ......
I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me and like I have been bowled over by a truck
sigh
Winnie leaked all over the floor and herself while we were there - quite unusual for her to leak while awake but I guess it is good that he saw it. She was also licking herself a lot which he said might indicate that she has another UTI. They drew blood and urine to check for an infection and to check kidney levels. I will hear back from them on Wednesday with the results. According to the tech Winnie "nipped" at them during the blood or urine draw. Ugh. Just after we left Winnie pooped and then about 10 minutes later peed a big puddle which I thought was odd because the tech said they had trouble getting urine due to a small bladdar or small amount of urine.
He examined her for a loooong time. He heard a slight heart murmur which the 2 vets she had seen previously didn't pick up (Dr. Fong and Eva's Vet). He said that there is a chance that it will close up on its own but that she really is at the tail end of that option based on her age. He did recommend chest rads which will be done when she has her contrast dye test next Monday. I feel nauseous. He said that the chest rads will get reviewed and that we might need to see a cardiologist.
Dr. Stewart didn't seem to think that there was any chance of her "growing out" out of this problem he also didn't think that it was her attempting to "hold it" and just having some leakage.
There are soooooooo many things that it could be.... the blood/urine is a great start. He is going to review the dye test with the radiologist because he felt that she would pick up on any minute abnormalities.
I spoke with Eva a few minutes ago. I am not sure which one of us is more upset. She offered to refund the purchase price or replace Winnie with another puppy. She said that either way I would not have to send Winnie back but that I certainly could. She said that she could take care of whatever needed taking care of there too.
Today cost $350 for the consult and blood/urine work.
Next Monday the dye test will cost about $1000
If indeed she does have ectopic ureters that surgery is $3500 There are so many things that it could be though.....
I am pretty sure that I am green in color ......
I feel like the wind has been knocked out of me and like I have been bowled over by a truck
sigh
Friday, November 23, 2007
a few more.....
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Honey Pie - Tim's suggestion and a Beatles' song
- DreemKlasyk Freedom Bearwithme
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom BearHoney
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom HoneyBear
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Bear up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | carry on, persevere, soldier on, suffer, withstand |
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Bear on
| Main Entry: | bear on |
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| Definition: | concern |
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The biggest shopping day of the year!!!!
And I have to work......... ugh.
Well yesterday was obviously Thanksgiving! Winnie waas a dream ;-) In the morning we went for a 45 minutes fast walk around teh neighborhood with Dolce. We walked up to Precita Park adn back. Winnie did very well - more confident. We got home and Tim and I did more cleaning around the house while the dogs hung out. Tim made yummy eggs for breakfast! At about 12:30 we took the dogs up for a short walk around the trails on Bernal hill. The view was amazing as it was unusually clear. We drove straight to Jane's house to pick her up and then back home. Winnie just hung out in the kitchen with us most of the time. She did go to the back door and when I took her out she pooped. Good girl Winnie!! I gave her a marrow bone to chew on to keep her busy. All in all she was perfect! She hung out in her pen while we ate and then when we were done she came out and hung out with us.
Still no new registered name. Tim came up with something that I liked yesterday but I didn't write it down and now can't remember what it was. Damn!
We have an appointment with a specialist about her leaking on Monday. I was going to enter her in teh San Mateo Christmas shows but her name isn't set and if the specialist anesthetizes her she will have a big hairless patch on her leg which means we can't show. I am still waiting to see on that one.
How about Dreem Klasyk Freedom Rock or Rocks
Well yesterday was obviously Thanksgiving! Winnie waas a dream ;-) In the morning we went for a 45 minutes fast walk around teh neighborhood with Dolce. We walked up to Precita Park adn back. Winnie did very well - more confident. We got home and Tim and I did more cleaning around the house while the dogs hung out. Tim made yummy eggs for breakfast! At about 12:30 we took the dogs up for a short walk around the trails on Bernal hill. The view was amazing as it was unusually clear. We drove straight to Jane's house to pick her up and then back home. Winnie just hung out in the kitchen with us most of the time. She did go to the back door and when I took her out she pooped. Good girl Winnie!! I gave her a marrow bone to chew on to keep her busy. All in all she was perfect! She hung out in her pen while we ate and then when we were done she came out and hung out with us.
Still no new registered name. Tim came up with something that I liked yesterday but I didn't write it down and now can't remember what it was. Damn!
We have an appointment with a specialist about her leaking on Monday. I was going to enter her in teh San Mateo Christmas shows but her name isn't set and if the specialist anesthetizes her she will have a big hairless patch on her leg which means we can't show. I am still waiting to see on that one.
How about Dreem Klasyk Freedom Rock or Rocks
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Winnie busts out
Last Sunday I took the dogs on a 40 minute leash walk in the neighborhood. Winnie tires more easily then I think she should but that is another thing altogether.
I then left her in her big girl pen with a Kong, some toys, some chew bones and her bed and water. I locked her in and she was playing with her Kong. Dolce went into our bedroom as he always does and I closed the door on him.
I left to go pick D up as we were going up the San Rafael farmers market.
I came back home after about 4 hours and walked in through the back door. The pen was locked but unoccupied. I had to resist the urge to panic. I walked down the hall and let Dolce out of his room but didn't see the pup on my way. A few seconds after Dolce came out of teh room and was greeting me Winnie came charging out of the front room.
Apparently she has figured out how to scale her bigger ex-pen. ARGH!
I then left her in her big girl pen with a Kong, some toys, some chew bones and her bed and water. I locked her in and she was playing with her Kong. Dolce went into our bedroom as he always does and I closed the door on him.
I left to go pick D up as we were going up the San Rafael farmers market.
I came back home after about 4 hours and walked in through the back door. The pen was locked but unoccupied. I had to resist the urge to panic. I walked down the hall and let Dolce out of his room but didn't see the pup on my way. A few seconds after Dolce came out of teh room and was greeting me Winnie came charging out of the front room.
Apparently she has figured out how to scale her bigger ex-pen. ARGH!
Keeping your puppy "safe" is something that I can't get right
After we picked the dogs up from Natalie's we wanted to get them out for some exercise. We were originally headed for one of the beaches but it turns out that they were all closed due to the oil spill in the bay. I saw a trail on our way out of her neighborhood so we decided to take a hike in the Montara open space. It was beautiful and clearly used a lot based on the countless piles of dog poo and numerous horse hoof prints. We were alone for probably 20 minutes and wandered up the trail chatting and enjoying the walk. Dolce was off leash mostly and Winnie was on a harness and flexi. Up the hill ahead of us an Ibizan hound saw us, barked and bounded up the hill sounding an alarm. We kept going. I heard a voice and thought the dog's person was up ahead. As we rounded the corner the IH was staring through a tree at us.... we kept going as I could see bodies moving and I was trying not to be a paranoid freak. As we rounded the corner the IH charged us - Winnie started barking up and growling as she was very scared. I was walking towards her to keepp the leash look and trying to jolly her along. Then not a moment behind the IH were at least 5 other dogs....it was like something out of lord of the Rings. Winnie was screaming one of the dogs charged in and picked her up (off of the ground!) by the tail and others moved in to help. I started charging at each of the dogs trying to be as big as possible and screaming "OFF" and "BACK OFF" as loudly and meanly as I could. It felt like a scene from a movie 0- the tourist family surrounded on all sides by wolves of whatever. There was the IH, a Mal, 2 Chowx, a Pit and a Golden that I can remember. The pit wasn't involved at all - I think it was the Golden/Chow and the Mal. I thought that they were going to try and quarter Winnie. The dog walker eventually came around the corner and gathered her dogs. She of course apologized and asked if we were okay. Winnie was slobbered all over her tail, her lower back and her right flank. I was very shaky at the end but tried to "walk it off" and pretend like everything was cool - for Winnie's sake NOT the dogwalkers. I told the dogwalker what I saw as she wasn't there when they actually picked Winnie up. I hate to think what would have happend if Winnie has been off leash.....perhaps it would have been better or perhaps she would have tried to flee. *shudder*
Strangely they didn't go after Dolce.... I don't know what I would have done then.
I am *still* very angry.
Strangely they didn't go after Dolce.... I don't know what I would have done then.
I am *still* very angry.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Back from Iowa and Nebraska
The Poodles spent a week at Natalie's house because we flew back to see my Grandparents and to attend the funeral for Tim's Grandmother. Dolce was apparently quite growly and difficult. According to Natalie Winnie had fun, slept well in her crate but lost her house-training and her recall. Natalie didn't seem to have too many problems with leaking so I am encouraged by that.
Most of my trip I spent trying to come up with a different registered name for Winnie.
Her original name is Dream Class Freedom Voter. This was given to her and registered by Eva.
The e-mail from Eva:
Kristine and I are in the process of registering kennel names...
I've applied for Dreem and she has applied for Klasyk
We are going to rename Belle to be Dreem Klasyk Freedom Rings.
We would like to rename Winnie to be Dreem Klasyk Freedom Voter (or another name if you prefer something else... than Voter)
The AKC allows 30 letters in a name but includes spaces in that count. After the Dreem Klasyk Freedom part I am left with only 9 letters.
Some of the ideas so far....
Dreem Klasyk Freedom:
With only 9 letters it is really HARD. I would like her registered name to tie into her call name but I don't know if I can make it work.
I haven't been able to settle on one, or even 2-3
Most of my trip I spent trying to come up with a different registered name for Winnie.
Her original name is Dream Class Freedom Voter. This was given to her and registered by Eva.
The e-mail from Eva:
Kristine and I are in the process of registering kennel names...
I've applied for Dreem and she has applied for Klasyk
We are going to rename Belle to be Dreem Klasyk Freedom Rings.
We would like to rename Winnie to be Dreem Klasyk Freedom Voter (or another name if you prefer something else... than Voter)
The AKC allows 30 letters in a name but includes spaces in that count. After the Dreem Klasyk Freedom part I am left with only 9 letters.
Some of the ideas so far....
Dreem Klasyk Freedom:
- Gone West
- Out West
- To Be
- ToSucceed
- Fries
- Lover
- to Win
- Long Walk
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Reign
- Dreem Klasyk Free To Be Me
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Ryder
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Within
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom In Art/ Dreem Klasyk Artistic Freedom
- Dreem Klasyk Certain Freedom
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Flight
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Traveller
- Dreem Klasyk Fifth Freedom ("The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance." Lyndon B. Johnson)
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom In Focus/Focused Freedom
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom's Potential
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom In Action
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom In Motion
- Dreem Klasyk Freedom Bear (The animal on the state flag of California)
- DreemKlasyk FreedomUSSWinifred
- DreemKlasyk FreedomOpensDoors (After Winifred Merrill - the first American woman to earn a PhD in math)
With only 9 letters it is really HARD. I would like her registered name to tie into her call name but I don't know if I can make it work.
I haven't been able to settle on one, or even 2-3
Friday, November 2, 2007
catching up...... from the last week
So Dr. Olin wanted me to monitor Winnie's water intake since he is concerned about the leaking. To this end I put my big 4-c water measuring cup in Winnie'e pen. Sunday the dogs drank about 3 cups.
Now Sunday was a big day. I bathed Winnie - she was pretty good and then spent 30+ minutes blowing her coat dry and trying to brush her hair out straight. I got really tired of it but after 30 minutes she was mostly dry and looked a bit like a gorilla! I haven't attempted to scissor any part of her since my meeting with Florence. Winnie was more calm on the brush out this time but I did have her on the washing machine and did not make her lie on her side. I plan to work towards having her on her side becuase it will be much easier for me!! Winnie was willing/able to eat occasional treats for most of her blowout except at the very end. I did take her out and she really had to go so perhaps that is why. Dolce paced around at my feet but we did not have any grooming related incidents. After Winnie was all fancy then I also bathed/blew out Dolce. He coat is SO much thinner than Winnie's and dries out SO fast - woo hoo!!
After the baths Tim and I loaded up the dogs and went to Mr. Pickles to grab a sub sandwich. The dogs waited in the car. Then we headed over to GG Park and actually found street parking and ate our subs before unloading the dogs and heading over to the ACC Pet Pride Day. Winnie and Dolce got a lot of attention from people on the street which is rather unusual....must be my mad grooming skills = )
Dolce did very well at PP Day. This was a very hectic event. W started off a bit concerned but quickly got more comfortable and seemed to take most of it in stride. We met some friends and got Winnie's license taken care of.
It was VERY hot and sunny. The dogs drank 3c of water at home and about 1/2 while out at the park.
Monday they drank 1.5 ish cups which is what Winnie should drink a day.
Now Sunday was a big day. I bathed Winnie - she was pretty good and then spent 30+ minutes blowing her coat dry and trying to brush her hair out straight. I got really tired of it but after 30 minutes she was mostly dry and looked a bit like a gorilla! I haven't attempted to scissor any part of her since my meeting with Florence. Winnie was more calm on the brush out this time but I did have her on the washing machine and did not make her lie on her side. I plan to work towards having her on her side becuase it will be much easier for me!! Winnie was willing/able to eat occasional treats for most of her blowout except at the very end. I did take her out and she really had to go so perhaps that is why. Dolce paced around at my feet but we did not have any grooming related incidents. After Winnie was all fancy then I also bathed/blew out Dolce. He coat is SO much thinner than Winnie's and dries out SO fast - woo hoo!!
After the baths Tim and I loaded up the dogs and went to Mr. Pickles to grab a sub sandwich. The dogs waited in the car. Then we headed over to GG Park and actually found street parking and ate our subs before unloading the dogs and heading over to the ACC Pet Pride Day. Winnie and Dolce got a lot of attention from people on the street which is rather unusual....must be my mad grooming skills = )
Dolce did very well at PP Day. This was a very hectic event. W started off a bit concerned but quickly got more comfortable and seemed to take most of it in stride. We met some friends and got Winnie's license taken care of.
It was VERY hot and sunny. The dogs drank 3c of water at home and about 1/2 while out at the park.
Monday they drank 1.5 ish cups which is what Winnie should drink a day.
Friday, October 26, 2007
We see a veterinary ophthamologost and formal apology to Dolce
So Poor Winnie's right eye is looking much worse today then it has been.....is is much more closed and tearing like crazy. Dolce went out with Brenda today and Winnie and I laid around the house looking rather pathetic. Winnie was wearing her cone and I was still in my bathrobe! I stayed home sick today trying to fight off the nasty cold that Tim had earlier this week. Yuck!!
So I left the house a just before noon to pick Tim up from ACT. Dolce wanted to stay home so I let him knowing that he would NOT enjoy the trip ahead of us. I collected Tim and we headed out into the wild blue yonder.......
The trip was rather uneventful and quite easy - no traffic to speak of and no tricky freeway changes. We arrived into the Stockton area after about 90 minutes of fast freeway driving. We had lunch at Taco Bell because we were both very hungry and on the road we pretty much have 2 choices - Taco Bell or In N' Out.
Winnie was an marvelous traveler.....very quiet and mellow though her eye was really bothering her. = (
We got to the clinic an hour early. So we drove down the street through a pretty neighborhood and found a beautifully manicured sports park. We walked her around but she had very little energy.... it was pretty warm. Back to the clinic and she laid down at our feet while waiting for her appointment.
Dr. Olin brought us in after he reviewed her medical chart. His first question was actually about her leaking... he seemed very concerned which of course got me more concerned again.
He tested her right eye for tear production....and asked if she ever held that one closed of if she sneezed....well she doesn't but apparently that eye was low on tear production. He said it could be due to her immaturity but sounds like it is something that I will need to keep an eye on.
He looked at her eye without gear, then with a scope then he turned off the lights and used a mask with a light on it. He said the eye has a "mechanical problem". I am sure that the look on my face was priceless.....he then explained that the ulcer was caused by and wasn't healing due to an eye lash growing the wrong direction. He told me that he could sedate her and burn it off right then and there.
While Tim and I discussed the idea he drew up an estimate. We decided to have him do it rather than trying to come back or trying to have a vet in SF take care of it. We left poor little Winnie there for 90 -minutes.
Tim tried to keep my mind off the pup so he took me down to Weber's point and we hung out on the grass and people watched. That is a nice, pretty park.
When we arrived back to the clinic she was done and ready to go.....even though we only gave them an hour and 10 minutes. She was happy to see us and very perky. The Doctor said it went well and she shouldn't have any problems with that lash coming back. He said she may have another lash that does the same thing at some point though so I will be on the lookout for that.
I really liked him A LOT and wish that he was closer. He suggested that I measure her water intake for a 24 hour period and that I think about having the contrast study done and perhaps an endoscopy to try and figure out what the bladder deal is......he is concerned about ectopic ureters or perhaps kidney malfunction. EEEEeeeek.
Did you know that a 12lb dog should drink about 1&1/2 cups of water per day?! Tim and I are both sure she drinks more than that....we shall see.
The trip home was longer than the trip there but much lighter ..... it was such a relief to be told that Dolce had *not* caused the scratch on her eye and that it should heal very rapidly now.....
Since we had been gone soooooo long Deirdre picked up Dolce and took him to Holly Park and then let him play in her yard with Clancy. She even managed to get him to hang out semi-peacefully on the couch while watching TV with them. We picked Dolce up at about 7:30 and were home by 8pm. The dogs and I were very tired and in bed by 9pm.
So I left the house a just before noon to pick Tim up from ACT. Dolce wanted to stay home so I let him knowing that he would NOT enjoy the trip ahead of us. I collected Tim and we headed out into the wild blue yonder.......
The trip was rather uneventful and quite easy - no traffic to speak of and no tricky freeway changes. We arrived into the Stockton area after about 90 minutes of fast freeway driving. We had lunch at Taco Bell because we were both very hungry and on the road we pretty much have 2 choices - Taco Bell or In N' Out.
Winnie was an marvelous traveler.....very quiet and mellow though her eye was really bothering her. = (
We got to the clinic an hour early. So we drove down the street through a pretty neighborhood and found a beautifully manicured sports park. We walked her around but she had very little energy.... it was pretty warm. Back to the clinic and she laid down at our feet while waiting for her appointment.
Dr. Olin brought us in after he reviewed her medical chart. His first question was actually about her leaking... he seemed very concerned which of course got me more concerned again.
He tested her right eye for tear production....and asked if she ever held that one closed of if she sneezed....well she doesn't but apparently that eye was low on tear production. He said it could be due to her immaturity but sounds like it is something that I will need to keep an eye on.
He looked at her eye without gear, then with a scope then he turned off the lights and used a mask with a light on it. He said the eye has a "mechanical problem". I am sure that the look on my face was priceless.....he then explained that the ulcer was caused by and wasn't healing due to an eye lash growing the wrong direction. He told me that he could sedate her and burn it off right then and there.
While Tim and I discussed the idea he drew up an estimate. We decided to have him do it rather than trying to come back or trying to have a vet in SF take care of it. We left poor little Winnie there for 90 -minutes.
Tim tried to keep my mind off the pup so he took me down to Weber's point and we hung out on the grass and people watched. That is a nice, pretty park.
When we arrived back to the clinic she was done and ready to go.....even though we only gave them an hour and 10 minutes. She was happy to see us and very perky. The Doctor said it went well and she shouldn't have any problems with that lash coming back. He said she may have another lash that does the same thing at some point though so I will be on the lookout for that.
I really liked him A LOT and wish that he was closer. He suggested that I measure her water intake for a 24 hour period and that I think about having the contrast study done and perhaps an endoscopy to try and figure out what the bladder deal is......he is concerned about ectopic ureters or perhaps kidney malfunction. EEEEeeeek.
Did you know that a 12lb dog should drink about 1&1/2 cups of water per day?! Tim and I are both sure she drinks more than that....we shall see.
The trip home was longer than the trip there but much lighter ..... it was such a relief to be told that Dolce had *not* caused the scratch on her eye and that it should heal very rapidly now.....
Since we had been gone soooooo long Deirdre picked up Dolce and took him to Holly Park and then let him play in her yard with Clancy. She even managed to get him to hang out semi-peacefully on the couch while watching TV with them. We picked Dolce up at about 7:30 and were home by 8pm. The dogs and I were very tired and in bed by 9pm.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Talk about excellent timing....Winnie needs to see an Opthalmologist
Like I mentioned earlier Dolce guarded a bone from Winnie last week and he ended up scratching her right eye. She has seen her vet 3x and been on antibiotic drops for just over a week now. There has been no change in her eye but luckily her eye doesn't seem worse...to me or to her vet. It still bothers her a lot and she tries to rub at it all of the time. She started off in a flexible cone but now wears a hard plastic one.
Dr Fong referred us to a Veterinary Ophthalmologist in SF and San Carlos. This week happens to be the yearly conference for these guys so all of the ophthalmologists in this area are gone - except 1 in Santa Rosa, 1 in Stockton and 1 in Rocklin (North of Sacramento). The Santa Rosa lady is booked until the 2nd of November. Dr. Olin in Stockon had an opening at 3:30 tomorrow so I will work a 1/2 day and then we will head out there tomorrow.
Dr Fong referred us to a Veterinary Ophthalmologist in SF and San Carlos. This week happens to be the yearly conference for these guys so all of the ophthalmologists in this area are gone - except 1 in Santa Rosa, 1 in Stockton and 1 in Rocklin (North of Sacramento). The Santa Rosa lady is booked until the 2nd of November. Dr. Olin in Stockon had an opening at 3:30 tomorrow so I will work a 1/2 day and then we will head out there tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Del Valle
Winnie's first trip to one of my favorite local dog shows....
Winnie and I picked up Deirdre and Clancy about 6:59am. I was supposed to be there a bit earlier than that and D & C were already sitting on their stoop.... oops! Oh well. We got Clancy's crate loaded into the car and then squeezed Winnie's in beside him and off we went. We arrived in the parking lot at the show at 8:01. We collected all of our crates, bags, dogs etc and lugged them over to the rally ring. Winnie and I wondered around a lot. She was a bit sluggish .... stress? heat?
They started the show off with the National Anthem which was over a loud speaker... Winnie sat right next to me and listened carefully. I don't think that she had heard a PA system before.
There were lots of BIG dogs there - newfies etc..... which cause her to whine and go around me in a big banana shape..... Keeshounds have the same effect on her..... actually any HUGE dog or dog that looks like a chow. We shopped a lot... I bought her some hair bands, another pin brush and some panties. I asked the lady who makes the panties to fit her for some.... Winnie wore them like a champ.... in fact she laid down while I chatted with the lady about VIP and poodlepedigree.com. Turns out that she and her husband are looking to add a poodle to their family. We watched some of the conformation in the big buildings s0 so noisy and hectic it worried Winnie a little..... we went back a number of times and she got more accustomed to it all. I tried to get her to train with me a little but she had almost no interest at all. I crated her a few times and got to watch the toy poodles......
Florence was there so I chatted with her for a brief second but she was busy chatting and the Poodle ring went silent so I didn't stick around for long.
We got home about 2pm. I was at home for a while and then went to run a few errands. Winnie was crashed out. When at home I have been waking her and taking her out regularly. She had been out recently (can't remember exactly but should be timing) and was sound asleep on her dog bed. Tim went over to get her to cuddle and she was wet. Grrrrrrrrr.
Winnie and I picked up Deirdre and Clancy about 6:59am. I was supposed to be there a bit earlier than that and D & C were already sitting on their stoop.... oops! Oh well. We got Clancy's crate loaded into the car and then squeezed Winnie's in beside him and off we went. We arrived in the parking lot at the show at 8:01. We collected all of our crates, bags, dogs etc and lugged them over to the rally ring. Winnie and I wondered around a lot. She was a bit sluggish .... stress? heat?
They started the show off with the National Anthem which was over a loud speaker... Winnie sat right next to me and listened carefully. I don't think that she had heard a PA system before.
There were lots of BIG dogs there - newfies etc..... which cause her to whine and go around me in a big banana shape..... Keeshounds have the same effect on her..... actually any HUGE dog or dog that looks like a chow. We shopped a lot... I bought her some hair bands, another pin brush and some panties. I asked the lady who makes the panties to fit her for some.... Winnie wore them like a champ.... in fact she laid down while I chatted with the lady about VIP and poodlepedigree.com. Turns out that she and her husband are looking to add a poodle to their family. We watched some of the conformation in the big buildings s0 so noisy and hectic it worried Winnie a little..... we went back a number of times and she got more accustomed to it all. I tried to get her to train with me a little but she had almost no interest at all. I crated her a few times and got to watch the toy poodles......
Florence was there so I chatted with her for a brief second but she was busy chatting and the Poodle ring went silent so I didn't stick around for long.
We got home about 2pm. I was at home for a while and then went to run a few errands. Winnie was crashed out. When at home I have been waking her and taking her out regularly. She had been out recently (can't remember exactly but should be timing) and was sound asleep on her dog bed. Tim went over to get her to cuddle and she was wet. Grrrrrrrrr.
Bernal trip # 2
Both dogs and I spend about 45 minutes on Bernal hill. The dogs are doing a good job of riding in their crates in the back of the truck. Tim stayed home sick today so we left him at home to rest. We found parking without a problem and I unloaded them. I had put Winnie's harness on at home so that I could quickly change her to the flexi. I let Dolce off to run around and handed him a ball to carry. I had Winnie's wubba toy and string cheese treats. She is captivated by other dogs. We started off down the hill and both dogs pooped so I cleaned up and walked back up towards the trash cans. We ran into Aishe and her poodle (a chocolate Mini) and her big dog. We walked as a group up the hill. Dolce followed along as I tried to manage Winnie playing with Farfel. We ran into 2 white Minis so had a little Poodle party going at one point. Dolce left his ball somewhere which makes managing him a bit more challenging. To keep Lola and Dolce sucessful we walked back down the hill about halfway. Winnie was really good - and by the end (about 45 minutes) was becoming more responsive to me and to her recall.
After the trip we headed down to Pet Club to look at a new crate for Winnie. Managing these two in a pet store is tricky but we are getting better at it. I found a crate I like - a Midwest crate that is supposed to be for dogs up to 25lbs. It lists Chihuahuas, Pugs and Shih Tzus but the dimensions are 24L x 18W x 21H.....seems awfully big for a Chihuahua!? I didn't buy anything. I also had Dolce try out a few orthopedic dog beds to see if he found one he liked.....of course he liked the biggest one.
We didn't exercise much but both dogs were crashed out after that trip. I let them out for a potty break and left them at home and went to run some more errands. I asked Tim to listen and if Winnie fussed to take her out immediately.
I got home about 3 hours later and she had soaked herself. She was in her pen with her pee pad etc. Tim said she didn't fuss at all.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
After the trip we headed down to Pet Club to look at a new crate for Winnie. Managing these two in a pet store is tricky but we are getting better at it. I found a crate I like - a Midwest crate that is supposed to be for dogs up to 25lbs. It lists Chihuahuas, Pugs and Shih Tzus but the dimensions are 24L x 18W x 21H.....seems awfully big for a Chihuahua!? I didn't buy anything. I also had Dolce try out a few orthopedic dog beds to see if he found one he liked.....of course he liked the biggest one.
We didn't exercise much but both dogs were crashed out after that trip. I let them out for a potty break and left them at home and went to run some more errands. I asked Tim to listen and if Winnie fussed to take her out immediately.
I got home about 3 hours later and she had soaked herself. She was in her pen with her pee pad etc. Tim said she didn't fuss at all.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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